New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-28
SHALL AMERICAN SHIPPING BE EETITEDi
AN EARNEST AND THOUGHTFUL APPEAL FOR con
GREssIONAL LEGISLATION.


AN EARNEST AND THOUGHTFUL APPEAL FOR con
GREssIONAL LEGISLATION.
7 o the Editor or The TribHhe.
s:E: The inclOsed thoughtful ard timely contri-
button TO the subject Of decayng American commerce.
taken from The New Pal alum of recent date
Is evidently the work familiar with his subject
and welding trcnchant pen. II ought TO be ono OF
the foremost topics for Congressional considerations
taking precedence even OF the veNcl question Of the
surplus. Once Il is known how much Of the Nations
can be wisely devoted TO National Objects
aims beyond the scope of individual corporate enter
prise-the "smpus" becomes simple matter Are
there enough patriotic and sagacous men In the TWO
Houses TO initiate policy Of cnc0urag mcnt 10 Aner
can shipping, VIC deficient In cumulative National
sDr,3 Are our cgsia:Os simply incaDabe oi
learning from other countries If the Govern
mcnis of Britain, France and Germany were
actually subomlnS legislators to suhe our
own and help European sh owners. the re-
suit couh not be widely different from what 1t H.
II should not be lost slght of that fleet of aided
steamships may upon occasion DC vastly scrViceabe III
Of war. as transports rams and inproviscd gun
boats. The Europeans understand and stIpuate COR
this in giving bountes AMI although we are not so
likely TO he cnlIocd IN war; not - far exempt
that feet OF first class steamers mi ght not be valuable
far beyond their cost 10 the public Besid's there )
the possibility of becoming ncutrals In case the
European nations arc LelIi gcrcnt- 1t vii not do to
walt I'll occurs to build our ships.
1t j. conce..ed that bulid and sail pleasure
bOa,- wei any body, and our feet Of steam-rNcD
yacht, /. not cquallr for size speed in the world
Why can We not Keep the ocean with orr merchant
steamer, 80 far a the iml cdiments ar merely
al; ical they can be removed 1t l. time We nE'uo
snot her trial 10 what b, done the water and
IL seems that the question i to be again presented TO
Congress ior serious consideration
A FEIhNp Oh AMLLICAN SHIPPING.
The cAtrsc from The Palladium" follow:
In the forty years Eng ANA has pad over e:uO,-
OtO,OOJ s.sidIcs ~ hrr iicicnan' vests S'o i
nov Paying mors tmau 800 900 year 80 NC same
Wy. sh pay 900 prs snni'i a. SID iiJ uia IN
sIu,p1c 10 inc one new nne ""'ca piie' De' So, van
cvu, sad O1onaDs, ana seek, 90 i"'" lvi 'N'e. az
lurs the srca Iscihc tfdAr AuI E.'eial' I'D, inoi
iaan 500 steamship L. the i9n;isn "1',o' VIII d
lDrN steamships tHr iurrigd trao. Win Tonnage
/ of s5.ohi altogether, Eng and tOnh'sc ia lic
foreign tIsdc amounts to Ot"ooO', NEhe tSt oil the
uii.c,l S,a,cs barcy rscho' eV"""t Nhal i',5'am'
has COM anI l. dong thr way OF stb-mklhE mcr
ca9nt yr~-,ls otrr european Governments ar also
Loirs lraicc 10 only IN N"b'' mp IA - a.. a. "
bat pa,. construction bouGllc, Amounting 10 gu -
per ion on ifoi ami Nr--r.r - - PER Ton ot
rol,pu-ic Nrs-r>. ami r.; - per ton on WVonch VT
! Moreover a touuiy of - - B., pail ior every -
p,.in,.S of machinery placed On ho'iu a 'ai-o 49,,
- al ttiOn 10 all iEr-' h1n'h>, a , @ " .i
bounty of - cent per FOR each o'D mr~ iiaNrinF'
3, p,iI. the payment being I"uc"i ''n I't ."' io
each year Vessel oa9. hon '-'l9 UNI ~
! ~ re- plans of tho navy Department receive - pr
cent a4aiuonal bounty. -, , 49,,
italy nav bountJ Of - 30 per ton on all ron avg
~irr. -Ip. Init Ia italy; pay %lHl"ha po'"i.'.
upon cngnc- and boiler and gives NAY iSt"n u," ~
81 T.. cents per for every 1000 nhc- rleII'u W
,y.rrn Itulv and nun-i.uropcau port. spain paw
Ib,lal bou., 10 - - mrrahthc Ns.ci,. IL nrI
nnr, which pl, between spain auh hrA'r"' SP'i' a'"
Inc West lnc- IN, West Indies and the nl'l nlltc'
r,c,i,c ANNA. sub>Iics amounting to ~ az ~,
fh,,r Ing between Havana and the nlleh r,t,
rc,tlrt mo lr.. tlan S3c.G-7 90 for every N"N"6'
~n.n p, el.D iiccy sib,iAine ships "h me is'n' W
caupce 81 our vc.srl~ or tn trade TO soul NnrGa
tsfu nc i0
,,nui,,nr lev alr furrisn commerce NV ~ ~"
." 4 trai,ucn, Of ,htp- ,neage IN foreign tral" me
,,',tnr TeurlJr ~ uoird the other day, = pre-
| palm. 30 guarantee , Per cent W'r''t -" 80 ' :
! ii,,.trI la Steamship for orcign commerce, ,
.,. ,.u,,ri.r anil EN- raNorius hN ali p"N-hi' u'In
/ -, ,uud M their own mercantile uavicS IN u -,
So, .,,,..,nrni ha- been standing anil still stand
win club 10 It. hand knocking or ,ipirE , ",,
every time -'rues o, to W, it, ucaL ~ e,rrsr
/ ,,t,-. ha. been h,.oirl down los ,tcntoi''h I""i
's,, #" ,o,c $1,000 a. payment America,
ne Wcs, Indie. Tu.n s.trF-, .eaclai NIlG. nn'intt
snI rcfn.ci TO obey instead h. drio'rai CIV
-oneht on. British tramp -irHi"ri- sloT n, t
and uncertain ln thri. u' 'cm"ni- ahd pan nm w.
%,..r flr work which con have been lei''t done b'
our own vc-,rls lie lidcl The T'"pf"p ""l'h or
,rr.. ls,I No4l flr ID" a--,-'nnc, of Nmehcah MP
a. fbe u.nc ulg i,l. uhi.h England v',> ato' laSlhs
I Der own -htp- AMI "n-"pn'n-N 'a"N'i'' 'n' "o" ,
,,rh ia, h,. ,aid OF ate rca,irc 10" 90, adrnc'
GO, American shipping The -wiir utn q, 'n ,, nI
,atcci ard ha- h'rn alb" go rrNitr s'.'', u"
IfltrIstatc- Government a. pc ,i'idN ar t
h, ,.Cts.1 o,e penny ~ the ad Whl.h rN'If 'iI'
n.,rr, n na,inn ON the globe W. giving 10 n meg
camille o., ariuc i,y the million, Ncsi W'n'' HF' ~
tc ,er,cI ,n tnnc.s. n tOuraec iill DIVIDING 10 9
LINEN, - :, hnnnN to YES Lu and o"n"l who'll
W ,,c f. rl state Thi. nl,l gallon bounty ts 90 b
~ Ut" ,., t,., Ga. EVERY thom-4ul iu.ir- >ai.r'
.i wen Nnlrfl,a1 anil f'rr ~ rnr- i". '',l "' W
,.,t. and then o. b. pc 'Nnfl a. llW rae q" '.''
c,l year an in-ii-ii"i ran,'' a., w., ~, com,
20 tom 't ,,,' n,r'ins ,,ri,ircry bouurc-. aiu
a.l fft b.